RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE: Joe Lynn Has Heart Attack

posted by Chip Nelson -

Apr 16, 2018

Ex-Rainbow andDeep Purple singerJoe Lynn Turner was hospitalized over the weekend after having a heart attack.

RIA, the Russian state media website, reported that Turner had suffered a “myocardial infarction” and was in a stable condition in a Minsk, Belarus hospital. Turner's friendGraham Bonnet later confirmedthe heart attack and said he and his band wished Turner "a complete and speedy recovery. We love you, Joe."

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